RHIC能区Au+Au碰撞中椭圆流的横半径依赖

用RQMD模型模拟了质心系束能量为s_NN=200GeV的Au+Au非对心碰撞, 研究了椭圆流对末态粒子冻出位置的关系. 研究表明, 随着冻出半径的增加, 椭圆流逐渐增强, 在源的初始表面处达到最大值, 随着冻出半径的继续增加, 椭圆流逐渐减小. 椭圆流的这种变化趋势反映了随着半径的增加, 压力梯度在各个方向上不同的变化. 本文提出了利用平均径向速度分析压力梯度的方法.     

RHIC能区Au+Au碰撞中HBT关联参数分析

利用相对论量子分子动力学模型RQMD,对RHIC能区s=200GeV/u Au+Au碰撞进行了2π干涉学分析,并讨论了HBT半径参数对横动量的依赖关系.研究表明,两粒子关联函数能够给出碰撞源在冻结时刻的时空拓扑信息,HBT半径参数能够较好地反映源的尺度和形状,但其对横动量的依赖关系并不能直接反映源的压缩性质,而是对粒子产生时源的空间–动量关联程度更为敏感.     

RHIC能区Au+Au非对心碰撞中的事件形状

利用相对论量子分子动力学模型RQMD,结合2π干涉学分析,对RHIC能区s=200AGeV Au+Au非对心碰撞的事件形状进行了研究.研究表明,HBT参数可以反映事件在坐标空间的非对称性,而不能直接给出事件在动量空间的压力梯度.另外,HBT参数对横动量的依赖关系对系统的空间–动量关联较为敏感.     

RHIC能区Au+Au碰撞中带电粒子直接流与超子整体极化的计算与分析

非对心的相对论重离子碰撞中,不参与碰撞的核子会对参与碰撞的核子产生纵向拖拽,形成一个相对于纵向倾斜的夸克胶子等离子体(QGP)火球.同时,对撞的原子核可将巨大的轨道角动量沉积于QGP中,使其中的部分子沿系统总角动量方向发生自旋极化.在光学Glauber模型基础上,本文构建了倾斜的三维QGP初态条件,并结合3+1维黏滞流体力学模型CLVisc,研究了重离子碰撞的末态带电粒子的直接流和Λ/■超子的整体极化.计算表明,倾斜的初态条件与流体力学模型的结合能够较好地描述RHIC-STAR实验上观测到的直接流与超子整体自旋极化的数据.这为人们利用这些观测量进一步约束重离子碰撞产生的核物质的初始几何与运动学状态提供了理论依据.     

中能区重离子碰撞中径向膨胀能量研究

在Skyrme相互作用下讨论了径向膨胀能量对平均场、核子-核子碰撞截面的依赖关系,得到了有关状态方程的信息.在计算中发现,中能区重离子碰撞中径向膨胀能量受平均场影响较大,而截面对它的影响很小.     

√sNN=5∼12197 Au+197AuGeV能区碰撞中正反质子椭圆流劈裂的研究

利用极端相对论量子分子动力学(Ultra-relativistic Quantum Molecular Dynamics,UrQMD)模型研究了质心系能量√sNN=5～12 GeV 197 Au+197Au v2 v2 v2 pt√sNN能区下碰撞中正反质子的椭圆流及椭圆流流差.通过对比含势相互作用与不含势相互作用的两...     

超相对论Au+Au碰撞中椭圆流的时间依赖

用相对论量子分子动力学(RQMD)模型模拟了质心系束能量为s_NN=200GeV的Au+Au非对心碰撞, 研究了椭圆流对末态粒子冻出时间的关系. 研究了在不同的阶段, 椭圆流对末态粒子位置的关系. 结果表明椭圆流随冻出时间的单调递减, 椭圆流对横向半径的关系随冻出时间发生变化. 用压力梯度对所得结果进行了分析. 径向速度用来表征压力梯度.     

核物质对称能和重离子碰撞中径向流阈能的同位旋效应

基于同位旋相关的量子分子动力学模型,采用三种不同形式的对称势,研究了¹²⁴Sn+¹²⁴Sn和¹²⁴Ba+¹²⁴Ba对心碰撞时在三种不同对称势下的径向膨胀流,发现径向膨胀流阈能与所采用的对称能形式密切相关,表现出明显同位旋效应,预示着径向膨胀流阈能的同位旋相关性可作为对称能的灵敏探针.关键词：径向膨胀流阈能同位旋效应重离子碰撞同位旋相关的量子分子动力学模型     

重离子碰撞中的热化、膨胀和径向流

在BUU方程框架下讨论中能重离子碰撞过程中的热华、膨胀和径向流.低能时,由四极矩和密度分布的计算知道系统的整体平衡可以达到.对于能量较高时理论计算表明,系统的整体平衡被破坏,但局域平衡可以达到.同时计算还指出重离子碰撞过程 中存在着径向膨胀.在Skyrme有效相互作用下,讨论了状态方程对径向流的影响,证明径向流对状态方程中有效质量较灵敏,对压缩系数不灵敏.     

中高能重离子碰撞过程中集体流的能量和碰撞参数相关性

在BUU方程中引入真实的与动量和密度相关的平均场及介质中与密度和能量相关的核子-核子碰撞截面.在各种入射能量和碰撞参数下,对于反应Ca⁴⁰+Ca⁴⁰求解BUU方程.系统地计算和分析了集体流随时间变化的过程,结果表明:动量相关势和介质效应对集体流都有明显的影响,而且这种影响都有明显的能量和碰撞参数相关性.     

Re-hardening of hadron transverse mass spectra in relativistic heavy-ion collisions

We analyze the spectra of pions and protons in heavy-ion collisions at relativistic energies from 2 A GeV to 65+65 A GeV by using a jet-implemented hadron-string cascade model. In this energy region, hadron transverse mass spectra first show softening until SPS energies, and re-hardening may emerge at RHIC energies. Since hadronic matter is expected to show only softening at higher energy densities, this re-hardening of spectra can be interpreted as a good signature of the quark-gluon plasma formation     

Elliptic flow at SPS and RHIC: from kinetic transport to hydrodynamics

Anisotropic transverse flow is studied in Pb+Pb and Au+Au collisions at SPS and RHIC energies. The centrality and transverse momentum dependence at midrapidity of the elliptic flow coefficient v₂ is calculated in the hydrodynamic and low density limits. Hydrodynamics is found to agree well with the RHIC data for semicentral collisions up to transverse momenta of 1–1.5 GeV/c, but it considerably overestimates the measured elliptic flow at SPS energies. The low density limit LDL is inconsistent with the measured magnitude of v₂ at RHIC energies and with the shape of its p_t-dependence at both RHIC and SPS energies. The success of the hydrodynamic model points to very rapid thermalization in Au+Au collisions at RHIC and provides a serious challenge for kinetic approaches based on classical scattering of on-shell particles.     

Gluon saturation and net-proton spectra in relativistic nucleus-nucleus collisions

By means of the AKK08 fragmentation function, the net-proton transverse momentum (pT) spectra in A+A collisions are studied with two phenomenological models based on the Color Glass Condensate formalism. After a x2 analysis of the experimental data from BRAHMS, the normalization constant C is extracted at RHIC energies of √SNN =62.4 and 200 GeV, and the theoretical results of the net-proton pT spectra at selected rapidities are also given. It is shown that the theoretical results are in good agreement with the experimental data. Finally, assuming the constant C should have an exponent dependence of √SNN, we also predict the theoretical results of net-proton pT spectra at LHC energies of √SNN = 2.76, 3.94, and 5.52 TeV.     

Charged-particle multiplicity at mid-rapidity in Au-Au collisions at relativistic heavy-ion collider

The particle density at mid-rapidity is an essential global variable for the characterization of nuclear collisions at ultra-relativistic energies. It provides information about the initial conditions and energy density reached in these collisions. The pseudorapidity densities of charged particles at mid-rapidity in AuAu collisions at √^s _NN = 130 and 200 GeV at RHIC (relativistic heavy ion collider) have been measured with the PHENIX detector. The measurements were performed using sets of wire-chambers with pad readout in the two central PHENIX tracking arms. Each arm covers one quarter of the azimuth in the pseudorapidity interval |η| < 035. Data is presented and compared with results from proton-proton collisions and nucleus-nucleus collisions at lower energies. Extrapolations to LHC energies are discussed.     

Collective flow in relativistic heavy-ion collisions

A brief introduction is given to the field of collective flow, currently being investigated experimentally at the Relativistic Heavy-Ion Collider, Brookhaven National Laboratory. It is followed by an outline of the work that I have been doing in this field, in collaboration with Nicolas Borghini and Jean-Yves Ollitrault.